Foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank is set to hold the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup on Thursday 19th July at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. The prestigious tournament, now in its 9th year promises to be a thrilling encounter between the four qualifying teams as they stake their claim as ultimate champions of the football competition. Considered one ...
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July, 2018
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16 July
Learn great lesson of life on ego ,say sorry..Nikola Kalinic as case study
Years of SWEAT & DEDICATION can all be shattered by moments of ANGER and PRIDE. DON’T BE A KALINIC” “Croatia came to this World Cup with only two natural strikers. Mario Mandzukic, the guy who scored the winner in d match against England. The other was Nikola Kalinic He was on the bench for Croatia’s first game against Nigeria. With ...
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16 July
W/Cup Gains: France gets $38m, Croatia $28m Belgium $24m England $22m
FIFA will award the winners of the 2018 World Cup final France $38m in prize money while Croatia, the runners-up in Sunday’s showpiece at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium will receive $28m. Both amounts are a $3m increase on those awarded to the finalists of the 2014 tournament in Brazil, in which Germany beat Argentina. Belgium will receive $24m for their victory ...
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13 July
Chelsea FC sacks manager, Maurizio Sarri to take over
Antonio Conte and his staff have been sacked by Chelsea FC, paving the way for Maurizio Sarri’s arrival. The former Italy national coach has essentially been a lame duck at Stamford Bridge since the end of last season, but the Blues couldn’t agree a compensation deal with Napoli for Sarri. The Blues have moved to dismiss Conte after just two years ...
June, 2018
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28 June
The Road to the Finals of the GTBank Master’s Cup
Queens College Yaba, Ansar-Ud Deen Girls High School Itire, King’s College Lagos and Igbobi College progressed to the Finals of the 2018 Master’s Cup football competition after semifinal games played at the Agege stadium on Tuesday 26thJune 2018. The semifinals began with matches in the female category; the first game saw 2017 Champions Queen’s College, Yaba defeat Ansar-Ud-Deen College, Isolo ...
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27 June
Drogba says Bad officiating denied Eagles’ victory
Phoenix Rising and former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has said bad officiating led to Nigeria’s ouster against Argentina at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia on Tuesday. The former Chelsea striker who spoke on BBC One said the referee favoured Argentina unjustly with the decision not to award the second penalty. He said, “I think it’s a bad ...
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22 June
Nigeria 2 Iceland 0: Ahmed Musa brace sees Super Eagles soar as door opens for Argentina
The Leicester outcast came in from the cold with two stunning goals to halt Iceland in their tracks, becoming Nigeria’s record World Cup goalscorer in the process. Now the struggling Argentines can still qualify for the next round if they beat Nigeria in their final group game next Tuesday and hope that Iceland don’t better their result against group leaders ...
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21 June
Pastor Demands N750,000 To Pray For Super Eagles To Win 2018 World Cup
A Benin-based Prophet, Tommy Yisa Aika is demanding N750,000, to pray for Nigeria to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The cleric stated that the Super Eagles will be the first African team to lift the trophy. According to Aika, God is interested in the Super Eagles conquering the world at the Russia 2018 World Cup, “but because we ...
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18 June
Super Eagle Coach admits ”many mistakes” in 0-2 loss to Croatia
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, on Saturday said the team’s 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening match of Russia 2018 was due to “many mistakes’’. Rohr, while speaking at the post-match conference of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D fixture, said he and his players were aware they made some important mistakes during the game. The News ...
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17 June
Angry Eagle fans sentence mystic pig to death
Angry football fans of Super Eagles are angry with the defeat of the national team by Crotia yesterday..and they are feeling that the hope raised by the pig that predicted Semi final stage for Eagle has been dashed with impunity.” I wouldn’t know what Gernot Rohr was thinking. His tactics was clearly inadequate and antithetical to Nigeria play style”a fan said ...